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Roedde House Museum's new exhibition: "A Sailor's Life for Me - Bill Roedde and the Story of Carita". Featuring original racing trophies, hand-drawn architectural plans of the Roedde Class sloops, and one-of-a-kind photos of Bill Roedde and of his beloved Carita, this intimate portrait of a sailor and Vancouverite is not to be missed. The exhibition will run at the museum from Augu...
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“Honoring Women: Every Woman, a Life Story to Tell” , an exhibition of new artwork by artist Jazmin Sasky opens October 10th at the Zack Gallery at the Jewish Community Centre of Greater Vancouver. Through interviews with 40 women with ties to the Jewish community, Sasky painted 14 large format portraits representing her artistic renderings of women’s personal stories. The...
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9th Annual Taste of Yaletown October 16 - 27, 2013 Taste of Yaletown returns this year as Vancouver's premier foodie event, showcasing the talents of chefs and culinary treasures of the best dining district in Vancouver. For two weeks in October, Yaletown kitchens will offer VIP menus, special tastings and innovative pairings to tempt the most adventurous foodie. With a fresh approach ...
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Fighting for Japanese Canadian Redress (1977-1988) September 22 – December 29, 2013 (closed December 23-28) A Call for Justice tells a story of human rights and the enduring perseverance of the Japanese Canadian community who suffered so much from 1942-1949. In honour of the 25th anniversary of the signing of the Redress Agreement with the Government of Canada in 1988, the Nikkei Nation...
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A MARCO POLO BRIDGE: IAIN BAXTER : VENICE / SUZHOU / VANCOUVER As the first European to have visited Suzhou (in 1276), Marco Polo was positioned to make the first "Occidental" report concerning the now world-famous classical Chinese garden traditions in that city. From June 1 to November 30, 2013, as a link to crucially important Venice/Suzhou cross-cultural conjunctions, the Sun Y...
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A family event for all ages, the UBC Apple Festival celebrates one of British Columbia's favourite fruits. From children learning about the diversity of apples to those who remember tasting heritage apples in their youth, the Apple Festival is a great opportunity to not only discover more about this delicious fruit, but have a whole lot fun doing it! A Bike Valet will be available at the main ...
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Art Unbound and Found is a juried art exhibit at the PAL Studio Theatre, at 581 Cardero Street, Vancouver, Oct 19 and 20, 2013, 11am to 4:30pm, featuring artwork by residents of the Performing Arts Lodge (PAL) Vancouver. PAL Vancouver is an award winning housing complex whose residents have a history in the performing arts, many of whom are also talented visual artists in a variety of mediums. ...
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ARMSTRONG'S WAR By Colleen Murphy A Battle of Wills PREMIERE Spirited Halley Armstrong is a 12-year-old Pathfinder, eager to earn all her badges. When she volunteers to read stories to a young soldier injured in Afghanistan, he responds with his own shocking story-one that throws Halley's cherished beliefs about life and hope into question.

OTHER DESERT CITIES By Jon Robin Baitz A Sizzling Comedy of Family Secrets The Wyeths have wealth, fame, and a political legacy-and they preside over it all from their desert perch in Palm Springs. They also have a daughter, Brooke, who knows how to push their buttons. Home for Christmas, she reveals that she's written a tell-all memoir, which dredges up a pivotal family event that changed thei...
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VENUS IN FUR By David Ives A Kinky Comedy Young actress Vanda wants to land the lead in Venus in Fur, a new play based on the infamous novel that inspired the term "masochism." During her charged audition for Thomas, the demanding writer-director, the role-playing turns into an erotically charged game, shifting the power dynamics and blurring the line between fantasy and reality. Quic...
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Sky Blanket features the work of Haida-Kwakwaka'wakw-Irish textile artist, Meghann O'Brien. Meghann explores the emergence of the human spirit face in Raven's Tail textiles, evoking memory and the importance of objects in constructing the past, present, and future. Inspired by her ancestors' works, ideas about gifts from the spirit world and lineage, and the mountainous landscape of sky and sno...
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Boobies & Wieners An Immature Look at the Nude October 3-26, 2013 OPENING RECEPTION: Thursday October 3 from 7-11pm Some artists take the nude very seriously… as it should be. This is not that show. “Boobies & Wieners” is a group show featuring immature, crass, explicit, cartoonish, odd and whatever else is the opposite of “classy” art featuring nude s...
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Vancouver's first annual city-wide photography festival launches October 1st, 2013. Capture, a not-for-profit festival, is dedicated to celebrating local and international photography and lens-based art. The festival aims to foster emerging talent, encourage active community participation, and initiate public conversation about photography as an art form, as a means of communication, and as a mode...
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SERENITY MOVEMENT BALANCE Exhibition: October 1-October 31, 2013 Opening Reception & Fashion Show: Saturday October 5th 2013 from 2:00-4:00pm Hall of One Hundred Rivers at the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden Over the past 20 years Terry Sasaki has been creating unique paintings incorporating elements from his Japanese roots with his experiences of living in Canada. Long fascina...
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This bold new work by Bruce Horak delves into the mysterious death of renowned artist Tom Thomson. Art, politics, greed, ambition, love and murder intertwine as legally blind painter, actor and playwright Bruce Horak uncovers the truth and lies behind the mysterious death of one of Canada's greatest artists. A Monster Theatre production in association with the Firehall Arts Centre. Assassinat...
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The Highest Step in the World By: David van Belle and Eric Rose A multi-media experience devised by one of Canada's most innovative theatre companies, The Highest Step in the World lifts its performer to the sky and projects our hopes and fears onto a screen behind him. Hear tales of real-life danger and fictional perils, from a deathdefying descent from the stratosphere to discovering what d...
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Halloween is quickly approaching, and what better way to enjoy it than with a unique, Canadian experience from Vancouver's newest attraction, FlyOver Canada! See Canada like never before at Vancouver's new must-see attraction! At its core, FlyOver Canada is a breathtaking, all-ages, flight simulation ride like no other! You will take off into a huge dome screen with the latest in projection and r...
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Halloween Ghost Train in Stanley Park Travel through the silver screen into the world of CLASSIC HORROR MOVIES! Take your velvet seat on the Halloween Ghost Train and journey back to a time when moving pictures unearthed the shadows that lay sleeping in the dark recesses of our minds. Awake Dracula! Awake Wolfman, the Mummy, and the Phantom of the Opera. Crawl out from your coffins, slither fr...
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James Hart, Exhibition The Dance Screen (The Scream Too) November 2012 to March 9, 2014 In late 2009, artist James Hart began designing a large-scale sculpture titled The Dance Screen (The Scream Too) and began carving the work in 2010. This ambitious project brings together many of the principal animal figures from traditional Haida stories, especially creatures that depend on salmon for t...
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This summer, thousands of jellyfishes are invading the Vancouver Aquarium. With over 15 different species of jellyfishes from all over the globe on exhibit, plus new shows, activities and interactive displays, there's a lot of new and exciting things to see and do. Come and see several jellyfish species rarely on display at the Aquarium! Daily, May 16, 2013 - November 12, 2013 Vancouver Aquariu...
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KIMSOOJA Unfolding - Exhibition at the Vancouver Art Gallery (October 11, 2013 to January 26, 2014) KIMSOOJA Unfolding is the first retrospective exhibition to assess the thirty-year career of the Korean-born, Paris- and New York-based artist, and offers an unprecedented opportunity to trace the development of the artist's practice from her earlier works to her more recent production. Kims...
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